Catwoman: Her wardrobe has a lot of leather, rubber, and thigh-high boots with stiletto heels.Cat Lady: Her wardrobe has a lot of bathrobes, sweats, and ratty slippers, all liberally covered in cat fur.

Catwoman: A wild animal in the bedroom.Cat Lady: Has a lot of animals in her bedroom, but none of them wild. Except for that time Mittens thought Cat Lady’s vibrator was an intruder.

Catwoman: She’ll cut you and you’ll never even feel it.Cat Lady: She’ll apologize profusely for the scratches inflicted by Buttons, he was just playing!

Catwoman: Speaks in a throaty, seductive growl.Cat Lady: “Who’s a good baby? You are! Yes you are! Oh yes you are.”

Maybe I’m a bit of both, but alas I’m a dog person, but what woman wouldn’t want that slick Catwoman costume?? I have to admit I never planned to see this movie in the first place because I’ve never really been a fan of those comic book, adventure-type movies but that’s just me. Maybe when it comes out on DVD, I’ll see what all the fuss is about (or not).

Thanks Brigitte!! And you speak truth about that costume. Seriously, if I could look like that in that Catwoman costume I’d wear it everywhere. It might look strange at the supermarket but I doubt I’d care.

The movies are really good, even if you aren’t generally a fan. If you do watch them on DVD, though, start with the first one and watch them in sequence. It will make much more sense that way. 🙂

Thank GOD for this comparative analysis. I’ve been really confused by my neighbor across the street who walks her cat every morning on some kind of an S&M-inspired leash in five-inch stilettos. Now I totally get it.

Hahaha! Funniest post I’ve read all day. What I wouldn’t give to have casual conversations with you and Mr. Weebles. (Because these are the kinds of things my friends and I somehow end up discussing and people think we’re nuts.)

The proverbial “Cat Lady.” One wakes up one fine day, after the sure and steady accumulation of furry friends and has a realization, “Crap, I am, the neighborhood Cat Lady!” ‘Febreeze and tuna juice’ — bahahahahaaa!! I’m sorry to hear about Anne Hathaway, I have a girl crush on her. I thought I might see this movie as well. A friend of mine said it’d be hard because they’re mostly sold out — now since you’ve seen it, I’ll look into it again… Thanks for another clever and hilarious post! I look forward to coming in here!

Thanks Sandee! You know I’m always so happy to see you here! I always thought I would be that Cat Lady, frankly. I was always pretty certain that this would be my fate. As it is, I have 3 cats now. So it’s a slippery slope from here.

And you may well enjoy Anne in this—I seem to be in the minority on this. She rocks the outfit pretty well, although I still prefer Halle in that Catwoman suit.

Oh, I love this post, so cute and clever in one. My favorite part is the list of cat names. Stripy mcStriperson and Chairman Meow are the best. All in all, I’d hate to admit it but i’m way more cat lady.

Me too, Grippy. I thought of the name Arianna Fluffington as a cat name many years ago and I was a lot more tickled by it than I should have been. And the fur on my clothes from my 3 cats would suggest that I don’t have far to go before I’m a full-blown Cat Lady.

Isn’t that a great idea, about the control top leather pants? I’ll add that to your list. I know what you mean about blog stalking when you can’t sleep. I do it too. I’ve heard Anne is pretty good in Les Miz, actually.

To be honest, Kate, I’m not sure I’d want to be friends with a Catwoman. I’m not sure she’d really be BFF material. I forgot about Kathleen Turner and the Romancing the Stone movies. “Joan Wilder?? THE Joan Wilder??”

Also, slight but important clarification: Cat Lady’s wardrobe includes lots of Tweety Bird sweats covered in fur. Also, her loo is well-stocked with People and old Finger Hut catalogs. The same can probably not be said for Catwoman.

Poor Cat Lady! But you know what, “Catwoman” is one of the few times “woman” is used in a sexy way. Usually when people think a woman is sexy they call her a “girl.” So basically, I’m glad it’s Catwoman and not Catgirl.

Julie Newmar was definitely the best Catwoman, although Eartha Kitt was pretty awesome simply because she’s Eartha Kitt.

I’m only three or four cats short of full on cat lady. I do have the “liberally coated in cat fur” thing down. I’m pretty sure there’s cat hair in places in my home that the cats have never actually gotten to. After a while, that stuff doesn’t need cats to exist; it just breeds all by itself.

I suspect you’re right, Purple—even when I just had one cat, that stuff just seemed to procreate on its own. I mean, how do fluffs of cat fur wind up in closets and cabinets?? I think they become sentient, quite frankly.

No reply??? WTF?? How could a rehoming place not roll out the red carpet for volunteers?? Maybe you should email back and say your name is Josephine. If they think you’re a Cat Lady that might give you more street cred with them.

As for furniture…
Catwoman: Cool, tubular steel and black leather Modernist chairs.
Catlady: A comfortable sofa with the arms all scratched and loopy, imperfectly cleaned up sick stains, and hair everywhere.

There’s a difference?? 😉 Those hoarders on those shows amaze me. They truly do think they’re “antique collectors.” I’m pretty sure if I went to an antique dealer to have them appraise a 20-year-old jar of mayonnaise, they wouldn’t have any trouble telling me the difference between hoarding and collecting.

Very Funny!!! (and laughin’ at Kyle’s comment – I’ve always thought Halle Berry was beautiful, she was a knock-out in that Bond movie, too) I have not seen the movie, yet – I’m glad you say it was awesome (I think Christain Bale is a hottie)

Oooh Shalimar! I am quite envious of Catwoman. Sadly, I’m far more like Cat Lady (or would be if I weren’t allergic to cats). That said, I’m still kinda proud to see that cat lady is progressive and now owns a vibrator.

As always, great writing – and now I’m totally clear about the difference. I don’t think I qualify for either one – I only have two cats and they’re really more like dogs (Tonkinese). But I agree, that’s a pretty awesome outfit that Halle is sporting in the picture! But I’m not sure I could pull it off in the supermarket. Could be a great Halloween costume, though…

Your cats are adorable, Cathy, whether they’re catlike or not. Meanwhile I doubt I could pull that outfit off in the supermarket either. I’m not sure I could pull it off at all, actually. I’d probably need to just cut it off me. That would be a shame.

Brilliant post, Madame!
I share the same assessment about Anne Hathaway’s performance as Catwoman in “The Dark Knight Rises.” She didn’t bring anything special to the character. I believe Julie Newmar and Michelle Pfeiffer were the best.

I would have wanted to be the Catwoman. But I ended up merely as a Catlady. 🙂

It would seem that Anne Hathaway, or more accurately, sexy sexy leather has become synonymous with the Catwoman character, which is a shame, because I liked it when she would make overly-elaborate death scenarios with tigers, leave the room by going ‘raaarwwr’ and when Batman could subdue the seductress with a ball of wool or a scratching post. ‘Quick, Robin! Get the Bat-Jangly Mouse Toy!’

Times sure have changed, haven’t they, Chris? I’m pretty sure if the current Catwoman persona could meet the original Catwoman persona, she’d just look her up and down and say “Girl, what the fuck are you doing???”

And she’ll reply ‘I am a woman and icon of my time, the camp-as-tits-Batman 60’s. You are just the latest person to wear that latex. There will come another, younger, sexier and wearing even more evocative leather than you, and you’ll be old news.’ And then she’d set a panther on her or something.

I worked with a Crazy Cat Lady. She told a stunned break room that she can’t keep ice cream in the house. We said, “Gee, why not? Someone lactose-intolerant in your family?” Brace yourself here . . . she said, “No my freezer is full of dead cats. We’ve run out of room in the backyard to bury them.”

I thought your post couldn’t be funnier- laughed loudly and raucously, but the comments are just as funny – couldn’t you put out a little book. – Catty Comments?
This is a fan note from a dog lover ( seventeen , not all at once) who had one cat who bossed her around until she died recently.

Hello, Valerie, and welcome to the show! There are a lot of gifted, hilariously funny people commenting here, I’m extremely lucky.

Thank you so much for the kind words–I love dogs too, although I’m a self-confessed cat person (but not quite a Cat Lady…yet). My beloved kitty who died a few years ago was a big bossy cat too. I miss her everyday. I’m sorry about the loss of your kitty, it’s always so hard to say goodbye to our furry ones.

I personally liked Anne Hathaway as Catwoman! Maybe it was because I expected her to do a horrible, blotched job so when it came out, I was pleasantly surprised. Haha. I thought Halley Berry was just plain cheesy.

Has someone mentioned that I love this
posting? Noooo… Well I do so there 🙂 🙂
I have sent you an invite so it must be tied
up in your Spam box, well either that or
one of your cats has eaten it 😦 I will try
sending you another one okay? 🙂

I have been reading this posting again as it is absolutely hilarious, of course I still adore Catwoman, I think it must be her charming assets that stand out for me, well something anyway 🙂 😉 I hope your weekend was filled with thrills and delights aplenty 🙂 xxx